diff --git a/Zotlabs/Lib/Apps.php b/Zotlabs/Lib/Apps.php
index 9271cee85..457b85b62 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Lib/Apps.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Lib/Apps.php
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ class Apps {
 							break;
 						default:
 							if($config)
-								$unset = ((get_config('system', $require[0]) == $require[1]) ? false : true);
+								$unset = ((get_config('system', $require[0]) === $require[1]) ? false : true);
 							else
 								$unset = ((local_channel() && feature_enabled(local_channel(),$require)) ? false : true);
 							if($unset)
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Lib/ThreadItem.php b/Zotlabs/Lib/ThreadItem.php
index 197657ab1..748edcdb7 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Lib/ThreadItem.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Lib/ThreadItem.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class ThreadItem {
 		$this->toplevel = ($this->get_id() == $this->get_data_value('parent'));
 
 		// Prepare the children
-		if(count($data['children'])) {
+		if($data['children']) {
 			foreach($data['children'] as $item) {
 
 				/*
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class ThreadItem {
 
 		$like_count = ((x($conv_responses['like'],$item['mid'])) ? $conv_responses['like'][$item['mid']] : '');
 		$like_list = ((x($conv_responses['like'],$item['mid'])) ? $conv_responses['like'][$item['mid'] . '-l'] : '');
-		if (count($like_list) > MAX_LIKERS) {
+		if (($like_list) && (count($like_list) > MAX_LIKERS)) {
 			$like_list_part = array_slice($like_list, 0, MAX_LIKERS);
 			array_push($like_list_part, '<a class="dropdown-item" href="#" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#likeModal-' . $this->get_id() . '"><b>' . t('View all') . '</b></a>');
 		} else {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class ThreadItem {
 			$dislike_count = ((x($conv_responses['dislike'],$item['mid'])) ? $conv_responses['dislike'][$item['mid']] : '');
 			$dislike_list = ((x($conv_responses['dislike'],$item['mid'])) ? $conv_responses['dislike'][$item['mid'] . '-l'] : '');
 			$dislike_button_label = tt('Dislike','Dislikes',$dislike_count,'noun');
-			if (count($dislike_list) > MAX_LIKERS) {
+			if (($dislike_list) && (count($dislike_list) > MAX_LIKERS)) {
 				$dislike_list_part = array_slice($dislike_list, 0, MAX_LIKERS);
 				array_push($dislike_list_part, '<a class="dropdown-item" href="#" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#dislikeModal-' . $this->get_id() . '"><b>' . t('View all') . '</b></a>');
 			} else {
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Site.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Site.php
index eda97b591..a9db1ad55 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Site.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Admin/Site.php
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ class Site {
 		);
 
 		$discover_tab = get_config('system','disable_discover_tab');
+
 		// $disable public streams by default
 		if($discover_tab === false)
 			$discover_tab = 1;
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Hq.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Hq.php
index 6bc65e44e..073b67b92 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Hq.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Hq.php
@@ -53,29 +53,53 @@ class Hq extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 			$r = q("SELECT mid FROM item
 				WHERE uid = %d 
 				AND mid = parent_mid
-				ORDER BY created DESC
-				limit 1",
+				ORDER BY created DESC LIMIT 1",
 				intval(local_channel())
 			);
 
-			if(!$r[0]['mid']) {
-				\App::$error = 404;
-				notice( t('Item not found.') . EOL);
-				return;
+			if($r[0]['mid']) {
+				$item_hash = 'b64.' . base64url_encode($r[0]['mid']);
 			}
-
-			$item_hash = 'b64.' . base64url_encode($r[0]['mid']);
 		}
 
+		if($item_hash) {
 
-		if(strpos($item_hash,'b64.') === 0)
-			$decoded = @base64url_decode(substr($item_hash,4));
+			if(strpos($item_hash,'b64.') === 0)
+				$decoded = @base64url_decode(substr($item_hash,4));
 
-		if($decoded)
-			$item_hash = $decoded;
+			if($decoded)
+				$item_hash = $decoded;
+
+			$target_item = null;
+
+			$r = q("select id, uid, mid, parent_mid, thr_parent, verb, item_type, item_deleted, item_blocked from item where mid like '%s' limit 1",
+				dbesc($item_hash . '%')
+			);
+		
+			if($r) {
+				$target_item = $r[0];
+			}
+
+			//if the item is to be moderated redirect to /moderate
+			if($target_item['item_blocked'] == ITEM_MODERATED) {
+				goaway(z_root() . '/moderate/' . $target_item['id']);
+			}
+		
+			$static = ((array_key_exists('static',$_REQUEST)) ? intval($_REQUEST['static']) : 0);
+
+			$simple_update = (($update) ? " AND item_unseen = 1 " : '');
+				
+			if($update && $_SESSION['loadtime'])
+				$simple_update = " AND (( item_unseen = 1 AND item.changed > '" . datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$_SESSION['loadtime']) . "' )  OR item.changed > '" . datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$_SESSION['loadtime']) . "' ) ";
+		
+			if($static && $simple_update)
+				$simple_update .= " and item_thread_top = 0 and author_xchan = '" . protect_sprintf(get_observer_hash()) . "' ";
+
+			$sys = get_sys_channel();
+			$sql_extra = item_permissions_sql($sys['channel_id']);
+
+		}
 	
-		$updateable = false;
-
 		if(! $update) {
 			$channel = \App::get_channel();
 
@@ -105,52 +129,36 @@ class Hq extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 				'bbcode'              => true,
 				'jotnets'             => true
 			];
+
+			$o = replace_macros(get_markup_template("hq.tpl"),
+				[
+					'$no_messages' => (($target_item) ? false : true),
+					'$no_messages_label' => t('Welcome to hubzilla!')
+				]
+			);
 	
 			$o = '<div id="jot-popup">';
 			$o .= status_editor($a,$x);
 			$o .= '</div>';
 		}
-	
-		$target_item = null;
 
-		$r = q("select id, uid, mid, parent_mid, thr_parent, verb, item_type, item_deleted, item_blocked from item where mid like '%s' limit 1",
-			dbesc($item_hash . '%')
-		);
-	
-		if($r) {
-			$target_item = $r[0];
-		}
-
-		//if the item is to be moderated redirect to /moderate
-		if($target_item['item_blocked'] == ITEM_MODERATED) {
-			goaway(z_root() . '/moderate/' . $target_item['id']);
-		}
-	
-		$static = ((array_key_exists('static',$_REQUEST)) ? intval($_REQUEST['static']) : 0);
-
-		$simple_update = (($update) ? " AND item_unseen = 1 " : '');
-			
-		if($update && $_SESSION['loadtime'])
-			$simple_update = " AND (( item_unseen = 1 AND item.changed > '" . datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$_SESSION['loadtime']) . "' )  OR item.changed > '" . datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$_SESSION['loadtime']) . "' ) ";
-	
-		if($static && $simple_update)
-			$simple_update .= " and item_thread_top = 0 and author_xchan = '" . protect_sprintf(get_observer_hash()) . "' ";
-
-		$sys = get_sys_channel();
-		$sql_extra = item_permissions_sql($sys['channel_id']);
-	
 		if(! $update && ! $load) {
 
 			nav_set_selected('HQ');
 
 			$static  = ((local_channel()) ? channel_manual_conv_update(local_channel()) : 1);
 
-			// if the target item is not a post (eg a like) we want to address its thread parent
-			$mid = ((($target_item['verb'] == ACTIVITY_LIKE) || ($target_item['verb'] == ACTIVITY_DISLIKE)) ? $target_item['thr_parent'] : $target_item['mid']);
+			if($target_item) {
+				// if the target item is not a post (eg a like) we want to address its thread parent
+				$mid = ((($target_item['verb'] == ACTIVITY_LIKE) || ($target_item['verb'] == ACTIVITY_DISLIKE)) ? $target_item['thr_parent'] : $target_item['mid']);
 
-			// if we got a decoded hash we must encode it again before handing to javascript 
-			if($decoded)
-				$mid = 'b64.' . base64url_encode($mid);
+				// if we got a decoded hash we must encode it again before handing to javascript 
+				if($decoded)
+					$mid = 'b64.' . base64url_encode($mid);
+			}
+			else {
+				$mid = '';
+			}
 
 			$o .= '<div id="live-hq"></div>' . "\r\n";
 			$o .= "<script> var profile_uid = " . local_channel()
@@ -188,7 +196,9 @@ class Hq extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 			]);
 		}
 
-		if($load) {
+		$updateable = false;
+
+		if($load && $target_item) {
 			$r = null;
 
 			$r = q("SELECT item.id AS item_id FROM item
@@ -215,7 +225,7 @@ class Hq extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 				);
 			}
 		}
-		elseif($update) {
+		elseif($update && $target_item) {
 			$r = null;
 
 			$r = q("SELECT item.parent AS item_id FROM item
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Impel.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Impel.php
index 77f488d26..0c372bd96 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Impel.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Impel.php
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class Impel extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 		if(! $j)
 			json_return_and_die($ret);
 	
+		// logger('element: ' . print_r($j,true));
+
 		$channel = \App::get_channel();
 	
 		$arr = array();
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Layouts.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Layouts.php
index 34d754029..19efb37fd 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Layouts.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Layouts.php
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ class Layouts extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 					'created'   => $rr['created'],
 					'edited'    => $rr['edited'],
 					'mimetype'  => $rr['mimetype'],
-					'pagetitle' => $rr['sid'],
+					'pagetitle' => urldecode($rr['v']),
 					'mid'       => $rr['mid']
 				);
 				$pages[$rr['iid']][] = array(
 					'url' => $rr['iid'],
-					'title' => $rr['v'],
+					'title' => urldecode($rr['v']),
 					'descr' => $rr['title'],
 					'mid' => $rr['mid'],
 					'created' => $rr['created'],
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Photos.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Photos.php
index caef45d98..1c42c0510 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Photos.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Photos.php
@@ -465,6 +465,51 @@ class Photos extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 			$_REQUEST['group_deny']    = expand_acl($channel['channel_deny_gid']);
 		}
 	
+
+		$matches = [];
+		$partial = false;
+
+
+
+		if(array_key_exists('HTTP_CONTENT_RANGE',$_SERVER)) {
+			$pm = preg_match('/bytes (\d*)\-(\d*)\/(\d*)/',$_SERVER['HTTP_CONTENT_RANGE'],$matches);
+			if($pm) {
+				logger('Content-Range: ' . print_r($matches,true));
+				$partial = true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if($partial) {
+			$x = save_chunk($channel,$matches[1],$matches[2],$matches[3]);
+
+			if($x['partial']) {
+				header('Range: bytes=0-' . (($x['length']) ? $x['length'] - 1 : 0));
+				json_return_and_die($result);
+			}
+			else {
+				header('Range: bytes=0-' . (($x['size']) ? $x['size'] - 1 : 0));
+
+				$_FILES['userfile'] = [
+					'name'     => $x['name'],
+					'type'     => $x['type'],
+					'tmp_name' => $x['tmp_name'],
+					'error'    => $x['error'],
+					'size'     => $x['size']
+				];
+			}
+		}
+		else {	
+			if(! array_key_exists('userfile',$_FILES)) {
+				$_FILES['userfile'] = [
+					'name'     => $_FILES['files']['name'],
+					'type'     => $_FILES['files']['type'],
+					'tmp_name' => $_FILES['files']['tmp_name'],
+					'error'    => $_FILES['files']['error'],
+					'size'     => $_FILES['files']['size']
+				];
+			}
+		}
+
 		$r = attach_store($channel,get_observer_hash(), '', $_REQUEST);
 	
 		if(! $r['success']) {
@@ -557,8 +602,11 @@ class Photos extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 
 		nav_set_selected('Photos');
 	
-		$o = "";
-	
+		$o = '<script src="library/blueimp_upload/js/vendor/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
+			<script src="library/blueimp_upload/js/jquery.iframe-transport.js"></script>
+			<script src="library/blueimp_upload/js/jquery.fileupload.js"></script>';
+
+
 		$o .= "<script> var profile_uid = " . \App::$profile['profile_uid'] 
 			. "; var netargs = '?f='; var profile_page = " . \App::$pager['page'] . "; </script>\r\n";
 	
@@ -656,7 +704,7 @@ class Photos extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 				'$uploader' => $ret['addon_text'],
 				'$default' => (($ret['default_upload']) ? true : false),
 				'$uploadurl' => $ret['post_url'],
-				'$submit' => t('Submit')
+				'$submit' => t('Upload')
 	
 			));
 	
@@ -1052,7 +1100,7 @@ class Photos extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 				}
 	
 				$comments = '';
-				if(! count($r)) {
+				if(! $r) {
 					if($observer && ($can_post || $can_comment)) {
 						$commentbox = replace_macros($cmnt_tpl,array(
 							'$return_path' => '', 
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Ping.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Ping.php
index 84f9d2a21..c1bce0d51 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Ping.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Ping.php
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class Ping extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 			db_utcnow(), db_quoteinterval('3 MINUTE')
 		);
 
-		$discover_tab_on = ((get_config('system','disable_discover_tab') != 1) ? true : false);
+		$discover_tab_on = ((get_config('system','disable_discover_tab') || get_config('system','disable_discover_tab') === false) ? false : true);
 		$notify_pubs = ((local_channel()) ? ($vnotify & VNOTIFY_PUBS) && $discover_tab_on : $discover_tab_on);
 
 		if($notify_pubs) {
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Channel.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Channel.php
index db0f79060..5e9e88a6d 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Channel.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Channel.php
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Channel {
 			$vnotify += intval($_POST['vnotify11']);
 		if(x($_POST,'vnotify12'))
 			$vnotify += intval($_POST['vnotify12']);
-		if(x($_POST,'vnotify13') && (get_config('system', 'disable_discover_tab') != 1))
+		if(x($_POST,'vnotify13'))
 			$vnotify += intval($_POST['vnotify13']);
 	
 		$always_show_in_notices = x($_POST,'always_show_in_notices') ? 1 : 0;
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ class Channel {
 		$plugin = [ 'basic' => '', 'security' => '', 'notify' => '', 'misc' => '' ];
 		call_hooks('channel_settings',$plugin);
 
+		$disable_discover_tab = get_config('system','disable_discover_tab') || get_config('system','disable_discover_tab') === false;
+
 		$o .= replace_macros($stpl,array(
 			'$ptitle' 	=> t('Channel Settings'),
 	
@@ -570,7 +572,7 @@ class Channel {
 			'$vnotify10'  => array('vnotify10', t('New connections'), ($vnotify & VNOTIFY_INTRO), VNOTIFY_INTRO, t('Recommended'), $yes_no),
 			'$vnotify11'  => array('vnotify11', t('System Registrations'), ($vnotify & VNOTIFY_REGISTER), VNOTIFY_REGISTER, '', $yes_no),
 			'$vnotify12'  => array('vnotify12', t('Unseen shared files'), ($vnotify & VNOTIFY_FILES), VNOTIFY_FILES, '', $yes_no),
-			'$vnotify13'  => ((get_config('system', 'disable_discover_tab') != 1) ? array('vnotify13', t('Unseen public activity'), ($vnotify & VNOTIFY_PUBS), VNOTIFY_PUBS, '', $yes_no) : array()),
+			'$vnotify13'  => (($disable_discover_tab) ? array() : array('vnotify13', t('Unseen public activity'), ($vnotify & VNOTIFY_PUBS), VNOTIFY_PUBS, '', $yes_no)),
 			'$mailhost' => [ 'mailhost', t('Email notification hub (hostname)'), get_pconfig(local_channel(),'system','email_notify_host',\App::get_hostname()), sprintf( t('If your channel is mirrored to multiple hubs, set this to your preferred location. This will prevent duplicate email notifications. Example: %s'),\App::get_hostname()) ],
 			'$always_show_in_notices'  => array('always_show_in_notices', t('Also show new wall posts, private messages and connections under Notices'), $always_show_in_notices, 1, '', $yes_no),
 	
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Storage/Browser.php b/Zotlabs/Storage/Browser.php
index dd3067cf8..26abf27b5 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Storage/Browser.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Storage/Browser.php
@@ -373,8 +373,6 @@ class Browser extends DAV\Browser\Plugin {
 		if(strpos($path,$special) === 0)
 			$path = trim(substr($path,$count),'/');
 
-		$info = t('Please use DAV to upload large (video, audio) files.<br>See <a class="zrl" href="help/member/member_guide#Cloud_Desktop_Clients">Cloud Desktop Clients</a>');
-
 
 		$output .= replace_macros(get_markup_template('cloud_actionspanel.tpl'), array(
 				'$folder_header' => t('Create new folder'),
@@ -382,7 +380,6 @@ class Browser extends DAV\Browser\Plugin {
 				'$upload_header' => t('Upload file'),
 				'$upload_submit' => t('Upload'),
 				'$quota' => $quota,
-				'$info' => $info,
 				'$channick' => $this->auth->owner_nick,
 				'$aclselect' => $aclselect,
 				'$allow_cid' => acl2json($channel_acl['allow_cid']),
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Web/HTTPSig.php b/Zotlabs/Web/HTTPSig.php
index 1c66b8cf4..9a8c23a9b 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Web/HTTPSig.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Web/HTTPSig.php
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class HTTPSig {
 			$fields = '(request-target)';
 		}			
 
-		if(head) {
+		if($head) {
 			foreach($head as $k => $v) {
 				$headers .= strtolower($k) . ': ' . trim($v) . "\n";
 				if($fields)
diff --git a/include/bbcode.php b/include/bbcode.php
index fd476766e..e38473168 100644
--- a/include/bbcode.php
+++ b/include/bbcode.php
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ function bb_parse_element($match) {
 	$j = json_decode(base64url_decode($match[1]),true);
 
 	if ($j && local_channel()) {
-		$text = sprintf( t('Install %s element: '), translate_design_element($j['type'])) . $j['pagetitle'];
-		$o = EOL . '<a href="#" onclick="importElement(\'' . $match[1] . '\'); return false;" >' . $text . '</a>' . EOL;
+		$text = sprintf( t('Install %1$s element %2$s'), translate_design_element($j['type']), $j['pagetitle']);
+		$o = EOL . '<button class="btn btn-primary" onclick="importElement(\'' . $match[1] . '\'); return false;" >' . $text . '</button>' . EOL;
 	}
 	else {
 		$text = sprintf( t('This post contains an installable %s element, however you lack permissions to install it on this site.' ), translate_design_element($j['type'])) . $j['pagetitle'];
diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 841a00d85..fc0942474 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ function sort_item_children($items) {
 	$result = $items;
 	usort($result,'sort_thr_created_rev');
 	foreach($result as $k => $i) {
-		if(count($result[$k]['children'])) {
+		if($result[$k]['children']) {
 			$result[$k]['children'] = sort_item_children($result[$k]['children']);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ function sort_item_children($items) {
 function add_children_to_list($children, &$arr) {
 	foreach($children as $y) {
 		$arr[] = $y;
-		if(count($y['children']))
+		if($y['children'])
 			add_children_to_list($y['children'], $arr);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/include/nav.php b/include/nav.php
index 8ab401c76..66c4c1556 100644
--- a/include/nav.php
+++ b/include/nav.php
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ EOT;
 	// nav links: array of array('href', 'text', 'extra css classes', 'title')
 	$nav = [];
 
+	$disable_discover_tab = get_config('system','disable_discover_tab') || get_config('system','disable_discover_tab') === false;
+
+	if(! $disable_discover_tab)
+		$nav['pubs'] = true;
+
 	/**
 	 * Display login or logout
 	 */	
diff --git a/view/js/mod_photos.js b/view/js/mod_photos.js
index 267b51531..bf926c692 100644
--- a/view/js/mod_photos.js
+++ b/view/js/mod_photos.js
@@ -27,29 +27,93 @@ function showHideBodyTextarea() {
 // initialize
 function UploadInit() {
 
+	var nickname = $('#invisible-photos-file-upload').data('nickname');
 	var fileselect = $("#photos-upload-choose");
 	var filedrag = $("#photos-upload-form");
 	var submit = $("#dbtn-submit");
+	var count = 1;
+
+   $('#invisible-photos-file-upload').fileupload({
+            url: 'photos/' + nickname,
+            dataType: 'json',
+            dropZone: filedrag,
+            maxChunkSize: 4 * 1024 * 1024,
+
+            add: function(e,data) {
+                $(data.files).each( function() { this.count = ++ count; prepareHtml(this); });
+
+                var allow_cid = ($('#photos-upload-form').data('allow_cid') || []);
+                var allow_gid = ($('#photos-upload-form').data('allow_gid') || []);
+                var deny_cid  = ($('#photos-upload-form').data('deny_cid') || []);
+                var deny_gid  = ($('#photos-upload-form').data('deny_gid') || []);
+
+                $('.acl-field').remove();
+
+                $(allow_gid).each(function(i,v) {
+                    $('#photos-upload-form').append("<input class='acl-field' type='hidden' name='group_allow[]' value='"+v+"'>");
+                });
+                $(allow_cid).each(function(i,v) {
+                    $('#photos-upload-form').append("<input class='acl-field' type='hidden' name='contact_allow[]' value='"+v+"'>");
+                });
+                $(deny_gid).each(function(i,v) {
+                    $('#photos-upload-form').append("<input class='acl-field' type='hidden' name='group_deny[]' value='"+v+"'>");
+                });
+                $(deny_cid).each(function(i,v) {
+                    $('#photos-upload-form').append("<input class='acl-field' type='hidden' name='contact_deny[]' value='"+v+"'>");
+                });
+
+                data.formData = $('#photos-upload-form').serializeArray();
+
+                data.submit();
+            },
+
+           progress: function(e,data) {
+
+                // there will only be one file, the one we are looking for                                                                                                                       
+
+                $(data.files).each( function() {
+                    var idx = this.count;
+
+                    // Dynamically update the percentage complete displayed in the file upload list                                                                                              
+                    $('#upload-progress-' + idx).html(Math.round(data.loaded / data.total * 100) + '%');
+                    $('#upload-progress-bar-' + idx).css('background-size', Math.round(data.loaded / data.total * 100) + '%');
+
+                });
+
+
+            },
+
+
+            stop: function(e,data) {
+                window.location.href = window.location.href;
+            }
+
+        });
+
+        $('#dbtn-submit').click(function(event) { event.preventDefault(); $('#invisible-photos-file-upload').trigger('click'); return false;});
+
+
+
 
 	// is XHR2 available?
-	var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
-	if (xhr.upload) {
+//	var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+//	if (xhr.upload) {
 
 		// file select
-		fileselect.attr("multiple", 'multiple');
-		fileselect.on("change", UploadFileSelectHandler);
+//		fileselect.attr("multiple", 'multiple');
+//		fileselect.on("change", UploadFileSelectHandler);
 
 		// file submit
-		submit.on("click", fileselect, UploadFileSelectHandler);
+//		submit.on("click", fileselect, UploadFileSelectHandler);
 
 		// file drop
-		filedrag.on("dragover", DragDropUploadFileHover);
-		filedrag.on("dragleave", DragDropUploadFileHover);
-		filedrag.on("drop", DragDropUploadFileSelectHandler);
-	}
+//		filedrag.on("dragover", DragDropUploadFileHover);
+//		filedrag.on("dragleave", DragDropUploadFileHover);
+//		filedrag.on("drop", DragDropUploadFileSelectHandler);
+//	}
 
-	window.filesToUpload = 0;
-	window.fileUploadsCompleted = 0;
+//	window.filesToUpload = 0;
+//	window.fileUploadsCompleted = 0;
 }
 
 // file drag hover
@@ -98,8 +162,11 @@ function UploadFileSelectHandler(e) {
 	}
 }
 
-function prepareHtml(f, i) {
-	var num = i - 1;
+function prepareHtml(f) {
+
+	var num = f.count - 1;
+	var i = f.count;
+
 	$('#upload-index #new-upload-progress-bar-' + num.toString()).after(
 		'<tr id="new-upload-' + i + '" class="new-upload">' +
 		'<td width="1%"><i class="fa ' + getIconFromType(f.type) + '" title="' + f.type + '"></i></td>' +
diff --git a/view/tpl/cloud_actionspanel.tpl b/view/tpl/cloud_actionspanel.tpl
index 6b876d2ac..292452cca 100644
--- a/view/tpl/cloud_actionspanel.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/cloud_actionspanel.tpl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	<div class="clear"></div>
 </div>
 <div id="files-upload-tools" class="section-content-tools-wrapper">
-	{{if $quota.limit || $quota.used}}<div class="{{if $quota.warning}}section-content-danger-wrapper{{else}}section-content-info-wrapper{{/if}}">{{if $quota.warning}}<strong>{{$quota.warning}} </strong>{{/if}}{{if $quota.desc}}{{$quota.desc}}<br><br>{{/if}}{{$info}}</div>{{/if}}
+	{{if $quota.limit || $quota.used}}<div class="{{if $quota.warning}}section-content-danger-wrapper{{else}}section-content-info-wrapper{{/if}}">{{if $quota.warning}}<strong>{{$quota.warning}} </strong>{{/if}}{{if $quota.desc}}{{$quota.desc}}<br><br>{{/if}}</div>{{/if}}
 	<form id="ajax-upload-files" method="post" action="#" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="acl-form" data-form_id="ajax-upload-files" data-allow_cid='{{$allow_cid}}' data-allow_gid='{{$allow_gid}}' data-deny_cid='{{$deny_cid}}' data-deny_gid='{{$deny_gid}}'>
 		<input type="hidden" name="directory" value="{{$path}}" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="channick" value="{{$channick}}" />
diff --git a/view/tpl/hq.tpl b/view/tpl/hq.tpl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..bd27250e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/tpl/hq.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{{if $no_messages}}
+<div class="alert alert-warning alert-dismissible fade show" role="alert">
+	{{$no_messages_label}}
+	<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close">
+		<span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+	</button>
+</div>
+{{/if}}
+
diff --git a/view/tpl/photo_album.tpl b/view/tpl/photo_album.tpl
index 58b843bf0..678e790ac 100755
--- a/view/tpl/photo_album.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/photo_album.tpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 				<i class="fa fa-pencil btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" title="{{$album_edit.0}}" onclick="openClose('photo-album-edit-wrapper'); closeMenu('photo-upload-form');"></i>
 				{{/if}}
 				{{if $can_post}}
-				<button class="btn btn-sm btn-success btn-sm" title="{{$usage}}" onclick="openClose('photo-upload-form'); closeMenu('photo-album-edit-wrapper');"><i class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-up"></i>&nbsp;{{$upload.0}}</button>
+				<button class="btn btn-sm btn-success btn-sm" title="{{$usage}}" onclick="openClose('photo-upload-form'); {{if $album_edit.1}}closeMenu('photo-album-edit-wrapper');{{/if}}"><i class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-up"></i>&nbsp;{{$upload.0}}</button>
 				{{/if}}
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/view/tpl/photos_upload.tpl b/view/tpl/photos_upload.tpl
index 46b1d3fd0..ea173049b 100755
--- a/view/tpl/photos_upload.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/photos_upload.tpl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <div id="photo-upload-form">
+	<input id="invisible-photos-file-upload" type="file" name="files" style="visibility:hidden;position:absolute;top:-50;left:-50;width:0;height:0;" multiple data-nickname='{{$nickname}}' >
 	<div class="section-content-tools-wrapper">
-		<form action="photos/{{$nickname}}" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" name="photos-upload-form" id="photos-upload-form" class="acl-form" data-form_id="photos-upload-form" data-allow_cid='{{$allow_cid}}' data-allow_gid='{{$allow_gid}}' data-deny_cid='{{$deny_cid}}' data-deny_gid='{{$deny_gid}}'>
+		<form action="#" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" name="photos-upload-form" id="photos-upload-form" class="acl-form" data-form_id="photos-upload-form" data-allow_cid='{{$allow_cid}}' data-allow_gid='{{$allow_gid}}' data-deny_cid='{{$deny_cid}}' data-deny_gid='{{$deny_gid}}'>
 			<input type="hidden" id="photos-upload-source" name="source" value="photos" />
 
 			<div class="form-group">
@@ -15,9 +16,9 @@
 				</datalist>
 			</div>
 			{{if $default}}
-			<div class="form-group">
+			<!-- div class="form-group">
 				<input id="photos-upload-choose" type="file" name="userfile" />
-			</div>
+			</div -->
 			{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$caption}}
 			{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$visible}}
 			<div id="body-textarea">
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
 						<i id="jot-perms-icon" class="fa fa-{{$lockstate}}"></i>
 					</button>
 					{{/if}}
-					<button id="dbtn-submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" type="submit" name="submit" >{{$submit}}</button>
+					<button id="dbtn-submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">{{$submit}}</button>
 				</div>
 
 			</div>
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@
 		</form>
 	</div>
 	<table id="upload-index">
-		<tr id="new-upload-progress-bar--1"></tr> {{* this is needed to append the upload files in the right order *}}
+		<tr id="new-upload-progress-bar-1"></tr> {{* this is needed to append the upload files in the right order *}}
 	</table>
 	{{$aclselect}}
 	<div id="photos-upload-end" class="clear"></div>